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Definition of Doctor of divinity
1. Noun. A doctor's degree in religion.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Doctor Of Divinity
Literary usage of Doctor of divinity
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Notes and Queries by Martim de Albuquerque (1873)
"... who died Aug., 1634: That the writer was a Cambridge man is shown by the
following passage :— “At last in comes a Doctor of Divinity, ..."
2. The New England Historical and Genealogical Register by Henry Fritz-Gilbert Waters (1894)
"The degree of Doctor of Divinity was given him in 1822 by the College of New
Jersey, and in 1840 by Harvard College. Dr. Codman published " Sermons ..."
3. The Catholic Encyclopedia: An International Work of Reference on the by Charles George Herbermann, Edward Aloysius Pace, Condé Bénoist Pallen, Thomas Joseph Shahan, John Joseph Wynne (1913)
"Doctor of Divinity in recognition of his services. He retired shortly before he
died to Salter's Hall, Newport, Shropshire. (5) JOSEPH J. Fox, fifth bishop, ..."
4. The Church History of Britain: From the Birth of Jesus Christ Until the Year by Thomas Fuller, John Sherren Brewer (1845)
"... both in writing and preaching, y commonly called the Sabbath,) occasioned by
a book this year set forth by one Nicholas Bound, doctor of divinity, ..."
5. History of the Reformation of the Sixteenth Century by Jean Henri Merle d'Aubigné (1857)
"CHAPTER VIL Luther Returns to Wittemberg—Made Doctor of Divinity—Carlstadt—
Luther's Oath—Principle of the Reformation—Luther's Courage- Early Views of ..."
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